City bursary applications for 2026 are now open
12 September 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Training and Development Department is offering financial support to students that reside in Cape Town and are registered at accredited academic Institutions including TVET Colleges within the borders of South Africa. The bursaries cover registration, tuition and examination fees as well as capped allowances for study-aid, transport and meals. The application window is now open and the closing date is Friday, 10 October 2025.
‘The City is always on the lookout for new talent and I am pleased to extend an invitation to all Cape Town-based candidates who are currently studying at a tertiary institution or who have been accepted at one. Apply now! Bursary applications will be assessed on academic merit as well as against the City’s scarce skills list of needs. The bursaries come with a year-for-a-year service obligation period, which will ensure graduates also gain hands-on work experience once they have graduated,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, Alderman Theresa Uys.
Candidates are invited to download the application form here.
Alternatively, one can obtain an application form from any City library or from the Walk-in Centres listed below:
Requirements for eligibility
Copy of Grade 12 final/mid-year results with an average of 65% and above
Copy of latest tertiary academic transcript
Certified Copy of ID (not older than three months)
Applicant should be a South African citizen residing within the boundaries of CapeTown
External financial support (bursaries) are offered to anyone who:
Is not an employee of the City of Cape Town
Is not in possession of anyother form of financial assistance (e.g NSFAS etc.)
Is registered for full-timestudy at an accredited tertiary institution within the borders of SouthAfrica
Is studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in one of the approved City of Cape Town
scarce skillsfields of study
Please note:
An applicant should not be in possession of any otherform of financial assistance (e.g. NSFAS etc.)
Where a proven need exists, the City shall cover acapped residence allowance subject to the residence being registered onthe City vendor database
Late applications will not be considered
Applications that are received will not be acknowledged in writing and copies of supporting documentswill not be returned
Should you not receive aresponse from the City by 15 January 2025, kindly accept that your application has been unsuccessful
Completed forms and supporting documentation must be submitted electronically or at any of the Walk-in Centres listed above by 10 October 2025.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
